New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-30
No 267by Professor CharoIs assistant at the OBJ
servatory OF Nice The following position secured:
May 81, 5575 Greenwich time; right ascension,
II hours, minutes. seconds south declinaton 22o
81 43" The asteroid is OF the thirteenth magnitude
A GOOD BOAT IN LIGHT WIND.
COMMENTS ON THE THIsTLEs RACE.

COMMENlS ON ldE lHlS LE hhSCs
AMERICAN YAcHTMEN STILL CONFTDENT-rHE
YoRKvILLE YACHT CLUES RACE.
Although the test to which the Thistle was put In her
with the Irex, Genesta, sleuthhound and other
English flyers from South end to Harwich. Saturday,
is not regarded crucial one, the Scotch boat never
theless did well enough to make the American yachts
men a little anxious for the safety or the
Americas Cup One thing it did prove
that yacht has been built in Great Britain that get
along pretty we'll In extremely high wind; but to DO
this 1t was necessary to adopt mobilization OF the
skimming gdish" type-a type which is likely to become
popular in the Kingdom since the ridiculous tax on beam
has been removed by the Yacht Racing Association
What the Thistle will do in rough weather
Is still mystery. All accounts agree
that she made good record o weatherly
boat in the storm she encountered on her trip from
Gourock to Cowes but 1t does not necessarily follow
from this that she successfully compete with seen
treboarders" In beating to the wndward In half gale
Among the New York Yacht Club members there Is
still unlimited confidence in the ability OF American
yachts to hold the cup They are placing great
deal OF confidence in General Paine's new
steel yacht and believe that she will
be much faster than the Mayfower and
other soops Of her class OF IL is impossible with
700 miles OF between, to make trustworthy COM
parsons between the Thistle and Mayower but putting
the records OF previous performances OF the rex, Ge
and comparing them with the work Of the Thistle In Sat
urlays race there is no for believing that the
latest Scotch creation could show her stern to Americas
champion under like conditions. The roseate report
about the cup challenger will do much toward stimuat
ing interest the September races and they Will proba-
bly, attract wider attention than have similar occur
rences the past
Yesterdays regatta OF the Yorkvle Yacht Club, which
was the first Of the season in New-York waters,
was not an entire success owing to the ghtness or the
winds, and amounted virtually to drifting match.
Many Of the yachts entered were not started because
their owners believed that it would be
impossible to complete tho race within
the six hours limit The was from an imaginary
line between sakeboat anchored OF OAK Point anu tue
steamboat landing to and around College Point 70
starting point passing TO the southwark OF the Brothers
Islands This to he sailed over twice and the dis
entries had been made in all OF the eight classes but only
four represented in the race There were thirteen
starters. These were
CLASS A. yachts under 10 feet on the water hne-
Harry c. Mabel and Beuzine - :, N %, ,,ou,o
mccarthy. cart " sadie and Lilly l. =
Hoodoo. Little Dean. inogene and White Wing 81. -
q, for cabin soops from ~ 10 @AeeV-hihnio ~
Rappahannock and Ethel
The Harry c. two hours and twenty-nine minutes
starting completed the first round OF the course put
the wind had then died altogether and 1t became APP
nIrent that neither she nor any her competitors could
finish the race within the six hours time limit Inc
Little the second TO make the first tour OF the
course the Mable third and the White Wing fourth
Jonn Dwyer. Thomas Morley, Charles Games and Hugh
The entries Tor the annual spring regatta of the Knck
erbOcker Yacht Club are;
CLASS and cutters 81 feet and oyer-Meyina
dan Charles WeIds Florence. Demarest Estea. Un
dHG cabin sdops and cutter. Iris
hnSs osnth tSs sss Robin @ swan SaR H. Rambler
Mamie Weary Wish. Ianthe and Mistletoe .
Dusier Lorna Adele ROseIt. and Eyadne s-,,, Ont.
tyhunk Gdsia White Cap Alice Nellie W. Mayotta rruant
and Lizzie r. No.. r,,.,.
eaTsgsd yaeRis uR&T RaSDe 2s Mns R d S
Nsmcess Lana Vaddle. Mehalan sairey Camp. cyte and
steam and naphtha aunches-Dart Ermine Mary
Inc START will lie nying one from of the clubhouse al
Port Morris The signal for starting fth and sixthclsss
boats will be given 40 thirdciass at lo: 40
and first second and seventh at 1880 The course VIII
be aud around Gangway buoy ana return paSsihg 40
the westward of stepping stones Lighthouse lhe IRON
steamboat sirius will accompany the yachts over tue
course ., =. - 20
I'm the opening sail Of the Atlantic Yacht Club today
Their names as given by the officers of the club. are
aus Agnes Geraea, Leona, Southern Cross. Vdette
cEsss @ soops and cuters-Atlantic Gaatea
CLASS Graeie l1tani. shaMroeE pofs3on;a' Fanny
cLass LASS F-Athon' Beftie Onward, Rosmcr;
Class a-Adelaide Arisne concord, Daphne, Enterprise
CLASS II-Amella. Kaiser and Rival
CLASS I-llderan Nomad aud Tourist
CLASS J-Arab kangaroo and Merlin.
cLlss KCileaG Jesse MAY T. angler and nd FP9ie 1d
steam yachts-Electra, Lagonda. sentinel Vision ana
wanda.
the Galatea shamrock and Titana are concerned, as
their have ignihed their intention OF going WIN
tic seawanhaka Club Under any circumstances there
will be some lively brushes the Priscilla, Gaatea and
Atlantic will get enough 10 one another TO provoke
contest and the Iiana ana ssanfoes, roc IN Hew otSs 9I
mettle TIE Medusa Regina Mona, Beatrice ,nrrow'
Magic Ray Isis Ser sen Cinderella uJC Luna a. bs IL tc
Seawanhaka squadron